East of the M60’s classified check on the Oldham and Saddleworth Area Whit Friday Brass Band Contest Results. Brighouse and Rastrick Band maintain top spot in Saddleworth Whereas Foden’s Band continue their stunning run in Tameside, Brighouse and Rastrick Band remain top dog in the Saddleworth contests. This year there was some stiff competition from…
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Bodmin Town Band: A Special Post-Whit Friday Concert
Boarshurst Band Club, Saturday 15 June 2019 With the torpor from Whit Friday kicking in, the first thing many brass band players would need is a lie-in. Whether you’ve travelled from Road End or Pound Lane for your brass banding fix, the Saturday afterwards is a time to chill out. For well over two decades,…
Flixton Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club (16 June 2019)
Over a year on from Matt Ryan’s arrival, another superb concert There was a slightly familiar air to last night’s concert. One, most obviously was the band. The other was last night’s weather: colder and wetter than a typical June for Saddleworth. Back then, Matt Ryan made his concert debut as Musical Director for Flixton…
Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club, 02 June 2019
The greatest Sunday Brass Night of 2019? We think so. We are not even half way through 2019 and so far, this year has seen several amazing Sunday Brass Nights. Our roll call includes Elland Silver, Hammonds, Leyland, and Sale Brass bands. Raising the bar even higher last night was Carlton Main Frickley Colliery Band’s…
Sale Brass: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club, 26 May 2019
A Bank Holiday weekend bonanza of a concert In the last eighteen months, we have seen how Sale Brass have grown as a band. A lot of it has been due to the hard work of John Anderson. Early last year they clinched a Second Place sectional prize at the Butlins Mineworkers’ contest in Skegness….
Leyland Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club, 19 May 2019
Stunning concert sees Leyland Band firing on all four cylinders Completing the hat trick of Championship Section bands at Boarshurst Band Club last night was a right humdinger of a concert. Thomas Wyss’ Leyland Band gave its live and streamed audience a night to savour. There was four great soloists and a programme that offered…
Milnrow Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club, 12 May 2019
Another great night of brass band music with Dennis Hadfield and Co. With the Spring Festival in Blackpool less than a week away, Milnrow Band gave us a great curtain raiser to their appearance in the Winter Gardens. This was a concert with talent by the bucketload: not only in terms of musicality, but also…
Greenfield Station Snubbed in Access For All Funding Scheme
Why is Greenfield station – the only railway station in Oldham Council boundaries – still inaccessible for mobility impaired passengers? The Trans-Pennine route via Huddersfield should be given the same level of importance as the West Coast Main Line. Or at least any commuter route in the South East of England. Between Manchester and Huddersfield…
Oldham Music Centre and Dovestones LP Brass Bands: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club, 05 May 2019
How Oldham Music Centre and Dovestones Learning Partnership brass bands dazzled in a fantastic concert At Boarshurst Band Club, we have been blessed with many a memorable concert. We have had Laurel and Hardy impersonators, some smashing solo performances and many a fantastic encore. Last night’s concert at The Mecca of Brass Banding was truly…
Boarshurst Silver Band Introduces The Whit Friday Challenge
Whit Friday Challenge introduced to ensure future of Saddleworth’s Whit Friday Band Contests With rising costs, hosting The Greatest Free Show on Earth can be challenging. Each contest is made possible by its volunteers before, during, and after the event – from stewards to display board carriers. It also requires cooperation with local businesses, local…
Hammonds Band: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club, 28 April 2019
Morgan Griffiths and Co. deliver yet another stunning concert In terms of superlatives, what has been said about Hammonds Band that has not yet been seen said? Is it their ability to keep audiences aged 9 to 90 captivated by a stunning two hours worth of brass band music? Is it a well thought out…
Crewe Brass: Sunday Brass at the Boarshurst Band Club, 21 April 2019
Matt Pithers’ promising Boarshurst debut sees satisfying programme Crewe is very much a child of railway mania. The Victorian times saw the once pastoral part of Cheshire become a hub for inter-city trains to most parts of the United Kingdom. Though Birmingham New Street has stolen its thunder in terms of passenger traffic, Crewe station…
